# Tam Airlines on The No Agenda Show

Tam Airlines comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2008 to July 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2008 – July 2017
- **Related topics:** [Brazil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brazil.md), [Brasilia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brasilia.md), [Cell Phones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cell-phones.md), [Distracted Driving](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/distracted-driving.md), [Foreign Investment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/foreign-investment.md), [Laptop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/laptop.md), [San Francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [Washington State](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-state.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Washington State Distracted Driving Law, Laptop Rules

- **Episode:** [950: RACE: other](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/950-race-other.md)
- **Published:** 2017-07-28
- **Time:** 2:45:52–2:49:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/950-race-other/chapter/washington-state-distracted-driving-law-laptop-rules.md

Washington State has implemented a strict new distracted driving law that forbids holding electronic devices even when stopped in traffic and cracks down on eating or applying makeup while driving. One host shares an anecdote about being forbidden from using a laptop on a parked TAM Airlines flight, highlighting the absurdity of certain safety regulations.

Keywords: [washington state](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-state.md), [distracted driving](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/distracted-driving.md), eating, [cell phones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cell-phones.md), [tam airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tam-airlines.md)

### Brazil Economy, Airport Conveyor Belt Anecdote

- **Episode:** [339: Cocked Pistol](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol.md)
- **Published:** 2011-09-15
- **Time:** 1:09:16–1:11:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol/chapter/brazil-economy-airport-conveyor-belt-anecdote.md

Despite Brazil's status as a rising "BRIC" economy, observations from the Brasilia airport suggest systemic inefficiencies. An anecdote describes airline employees using luggage conveyor belts as a primary means of personal transportation within the terminal.

Keywords: [brazil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brazil.md), [brasilia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brasilia.md), [tam airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tam-airlines.md), brick nations, [foreign investment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/foreign-investment.md)

### Brazil Airport Incident, Dinner Reservations

- **Episode:** [53: Gay Marriage](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/53-gay-marriage.md)
- **Published:** 2008-10-25
- **Time:** 46:29–48:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/53-gay-marriage/chapter/brazil-airport-incident-dinner-reservations.md

Dvorak shares an anecdote about a flight attendant in Brazil ordering him to close his laptop while the plane was still parked at the gate. The conversation is briefly interrupted by a phone call for Dvorak regarding a dinner reservation. The hosts confirm they will be dining at Chapeau in San Francisco later that evening, having secured a 6:00 PM seating following a cancellation.

Keywords: [brazil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brazil.md), [tam airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tam-airlines.md), chapeau, empress of china, [san francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [laptop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/laptop.md)

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